THORNBACK SS 418

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Tench Class Submarine Keel Laid 5 April 1944 - Launched 7 July 1944 USS THORNBACK SS-418 Commissioned 13 October 1944 - Decommissioned 6 April 1946 Recommissioned after upgrade 2 October 1953 - Decommissioned 1 July 1971 Transferred (leased) to the Republic of Turkey. Re-named and re-numbered TCG Ulucalireis (S-338), she transited the Panama Canal and underwent overhaul at Philadelphia Navy Yard until January 1972. TCG ULUCALIREIS S-338 Commissioned 3 May 1972. Sold to Turkey and struck from the US Naval Vessel Registry (NVR) 1 August 1973. Decommissioned 7 August 2000. Currently a museum ship at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Istanbul

Naval Covers

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1. USS Thornback SS-418 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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2nd Commissioning [October 2 1953] to [July 1 1971]

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark Charleston, SC

1956-03-12

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Other Information

USS THORNBACK earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A slender member of the shark family native to northern Atlantic waters ranging from the temperate to the arctic. The thornback has a long pointed snout and a sharp spine at the end of each dorsal fin.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Peter K. Fischler.

 

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